Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Easy Beach Decor

Beachy Summer Mantel

I'm so ready for summer to get here. We moved to Nebraska in February during crazy cold and snow and this spring has been pretty dreary. Plus the wind is just blowing like crazy this year. I keep thinking it's because we have moved to the plains of the Midwest but DH assures me that's it been windy everywhere this year.

Glass vase filled with sand and shells

So I decided to add a little beach to my mantel decor to help speed summer on its way. While cleaning out my craft room, I found a bag of sand from who knows where and a bunch of sea shells. I was about to put them in the Goodwill box but instead I grabbed one of the 10,000 vases I had just unpacked from our move, poured the sand in, topped it with the shells, and voila - easy beach decor.

Group a starfish and large shell with vase

I love it.

I added the star fish and other beach items and now my mantel is looking a lot more summery.

Love your beachy scene! I have shells in a similar container filled with water to intensify the shell colors. It didn't work too well as the water evaporated so quickly leaving limey rings. Yours looks just gorgeous. I'm going to follow your example.